AFTR's Daily Commute

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:27 pm

along-for-the-ride;1338322 wrote: To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time. ~Clara Ortega

The photo below is of my children taken over 20 years ago. ♥♥♥

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:48 pm

along-for-the-ride;1338640 wrote: The photo below is of my children taken over 20 years ago. ♥♥♥

awwwwwwwww they are all so sweet!:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:30 pm

The road is long

With many a winding turn

That leads us to who knows where

Who knows when

But I'm strong

Strong enough to carry him

He ain't heavy, he's my brother

So on we go

His welfare is of my concern

No burden is he to bear

We'll get there

For I know

He would not encumber me

He ain't heavy, he's my brother

If I'm laden at all

I'm laden with sadness

That everyone's heart

Isn't filled with the gladness

Of love for one another

It's a long, long road

From which there is no return

While we're on the way to there

Why not share

And the load

Doesn't weigh me down at all

He ain't heavy, he's my brother

He's my brother

He ain't heavy, he's my brother...

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:38 am

Another photo from AFTR's photo album. This polaroid photo is of my sister and I. Both of us were still single and for awhile we hung around together. She was going through her "wig and boots" phase, and I was going through my "long hair and short skirt" phase. :wah: I was twenty and she was eighteen at the time.The red Volvo is my first car.

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:03 pm

along-for-the-ride;1338448 wrote: These two photos of myself and Hubby were taken at two different times and in two different states. I cherish them because they are so similar. How were we to know that one day we would meet and fall in love and marry? ♥♥

very nice!:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:11 am

How and when did the white wedding dress originate? - Yahoo! Answers

The photo below is of me on my wedding morning, spring of 1971.

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 2:27 pm

along-for-the-ride;1339157 wrote: How and when did the white wedding dress originate? - Yahoo! Answers

The photo below is of me on my wedding morning, spring of 1971.

wow, you look so beautiful!:)

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:21 pm

Thank you, Odie. I have never thought of myself as beautiful. :wah:

I'm glad you like my Halloween avatar. I choose it because there is a wee animal on the broom.....along for the ride.

Below is a photo my mom took of me before my Senior Prom. My date had not arrived yet. The mirror pose was her idea.

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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

Confucius

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:23 pm

along-for-the-ride;1339392 wrote: Thank you, Odie. I have never thought of myself as beautiful. :wah:

I'm glad you like my Halloween avatar. I choose it because there is a wee animal on the broom.....along for the ride.

Below is a photo my mom took of me before my Senior Prom. My date had not arrived yet. The mirror pose was her idea.

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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

Confucius

I like the mirror pose......but you look so sad, its that huge anticipation!:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:18 pm

I don't think I was sad......just wistful. I guess I was realizing that I was no longer a child. I was about to graduate from high school too. Boyfriends, my first car, college, then marriage and children of my own.

Life goes on.

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 5:32 pm

along-for-the-ride;1339607 wrote: I don't think I was sad......just wistful. I guess I was realizing that I was no longer a child. I was about to graduate from high school too. Boyfriends, my first car, college, then marriage and children of my own.

Life goes on.

YouTube - Shangri-Las - I Can Never Go Home Anymore w/ LYRICS

I'm sorry you felt that way.

I guess I was to happy at 19..never worked out anyway.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:28 am

“She stood framed in the doorway, tall, mystic, silent, with strange, wistful face and deep soul shining in her dark questioning eyes. Nigel kissed the hand that she held out, and all his faith in woman and his reverence came back to him as he looked at her.

Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr. quotes (Scottish writer, creator of the detective Sherlock Holmes, 1859-1930)

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 2:39 pm

"There is a harmony

In autumn, and a lustre in its sky,

Which through the summer is not heard or seen,

As if it could not be, as if it had not been!"

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:20 pm

along-for-the-ride;1340094 wrote: "There is a harmony

In autumn, and a lustre in its sky,

Which through the summer is not heard or seen,

As if it could not be, as if it had not been!"

Percy Bysshe Shelley

beautiful

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:38 am

Below is a photo taken of me at work a few years ago. Note the Halloween decorations on my desk. I still have the same desk, but my computer has since been upgraded. I also have a small scanner for ID's on my desk and a machine that makes ID's. The big shelf has been moved. I also have had a couple raises since then.

Progress. :wah:

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:26 am

along-for-the-ride;1340356 wrote: Below is a photo taken of me at work a few years ago. Note the Halloween decorations on my desk. I still have the same desk, but my computer has since been upgraded. I also have a small scanner for ID's on my desk and a machine that makes ID's. The big shelf has been moved. I also have had a couple raises since then.

Progress. :wah:

Oh I just love your pic!:guitarist

You look so sweet!:-4

tell me something, I can no longer use youtube....each time I click embeded, copy and paste...it no longer comes out as a video...do you know what I'm doing wrong?

I have a pic also at my desk, but when I scan now, it doesn't show up anywhere.:-5

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 5:08 am

Hey Odie!

I'm trying a new method on this post for embedding videos. Binbag suggested it. I'm fixing to see if it will work.

Fantastic! See that filmstrip icon on the top of your post? It's on the bottom line, fifth from the right. Just copy the URL of your video from youtube. come back here to post, press "advanced", click on the little filmstrip, and paste your URL in the box, then post.

When I post a picture from my computer, I upload it, then go to the papeclip icon at the top of this post, save it, then it's added to my post. Pictures need to be in the jpg format.

I hope this helps, Odie. By the way, the song above is beautiful and haunting.....I can't get it off my mind.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 5:18 am

along-for-the-ride;1340499 wrote: Hey Odie!

I'm trying a new method on this post for embedding videos. Binbag suggested it. I'm fixing to see if it will work.

Fantastic! See that filmstrip icon on the top of your post? It's on the bottom line, fifth from the right. Just copy the URL of your video from youtube. come back here to post, press "advanced", click on the little filmstrip, and paste your URL in the box, then post.

When I post a picture from my computer, I upload it, then go to the papeclip icon at the top of this post, save it, then it's added to my post. Pictures need to be in the jpg format.

I hope this helps, Odie. By the way, the song above is beautiful and haunting.....I can't get it off my mind.

I opened my own music thread as binbag did tell me how to do youtube....it didn't work, so I had to delete my thread.....for some reason, it worked until I opened a thread.

I've been posting pics since the new method was introduced, that one was easy.

I love haunting songs this time of year, bwah, bwah!:yh_rotfl

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 5:55 am

:wah:

Since I usually post a welcome mat here on FG to all newbies, I thought I'd present this helpful :wah: video on the making of welcome mats:

http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Make-W ... -172963215

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:13 am

Some little known facts:

Coca-Cola was originally green.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.

Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.

Amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive

from each salad served first class: $40,000.

City with the most Rolls Royce's per capita: Hong Kong.

State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%

Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

Average number of days a West German goes without washing his

underwear: 7 (I wonder how they discovered THIS?

I guarantee it wasn't original research on my part.)

Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman

if they had it to do all over again: 80%

Percentage of American women who say they'd marry the same man if

they had it to do all over again: 50%

Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400

Average number of people airborne over the US at any given hour: 61,000

Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland/Disney World: 70%

Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.

The youngest pope was 11 years old.

Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation.

First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

In the 1940s, the FCC assigned television's Channel 1 to mobile

services (two-way radios in taxicabs, for instance) but did not

re-number the other channel assignments. That is why your TV set

has channels 2 and up, but no channel 1.

The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.

Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ?

The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of

old when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled

on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the

name of the Don McLean song.)

When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing." They

actually pass out from sheer terror.

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year

because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the

weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.

Spades - King David, Clubs - Alexander the Great,

Hearts - Charlemagne, and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs

in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front

leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in

battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people

without killing them would burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th,

John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August

2nd, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

The term "the whole 9 yards" came from W.W.II fighter pilots in the

South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50

caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before

being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo

at a target,it got "the whole 9 yards."

Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes

them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from and old English law

which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.

The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every

five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as

airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

David Prowse was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He

spoke all of Vader's lines, and didn't know that he was going to be

dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the movie.

In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.

The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the

"General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.

The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as

is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia

still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites.

The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II,

moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

Cat's urine glows under a blacklight.

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have

1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without

being able to make change for a dollar.

No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever

won a Superbowl.

The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver".

The only two days of the year in which there are no professional

sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day

after the Major League all-stars Game.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."

Now...aren't you glad you came for a visit today?

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 1:46 pm

Today, let's take a drive through the mountains.........

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:33 pm

After a stop to get some apple cider, we continue on the road.

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:21 pm

I will be gone for a few days. Hubby and I are going on our annual Autumn Quest to the Smoky Mountains.

Keep the candles burning in the window for me.

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fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:23 pm

oh lucky you AFTR!!! have a pleasant trip and all the best.

OH that scenery is so pretty

huh I just had to laugh .....I was about to scold you for filming whilst driving ...DOH!!!! other side of the car ....LOL LOL LOL LOL

LOL is it your hubby who says "way down yonder"?

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:32 pm

Oh my god !!! ahh holy crap!!! that last bit of footage is priceless!!!!!!!!

Oh gee I'm sitting here laughing out loud ...brilliant. oh my god funny as.

I didn't know you had kids.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:32 pm

Hey Fuzzy...thanks for visiting. I can't take credit for the videos; they were uploaded from Youtube.

Hubby and I do have kids, and they are all grown up now. Both Hubby and I say "yonder" occasionally. :wah:

We did just return from our vacation in the mountains and I will be back to post some of the photos I took. We had a great time!

Below is a sample of my photos:

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:01 pm

Just some of the sights of our vacation.... including some elk. It was awesome being so close.

Hubby took that photo of me by the small colorful tree.

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:16 pm

Before I post any more of our vacation photos, I'd like to present two postcards. The first one is of the motel we stayed at. The second postcard is a picture of the town of Cherokee years ago.

Out motel room was small, warm, and comfy. We had one of those wide beds with a firm mattress. There were only two pillows, so we bought two more (brand new). The bathroom only had a shower, so I had to purchase a show cap. The electrical outlets were few, so we bought a power-surge protected cord with extra outlets for $3. We also bought a small folding table from the flea market for $2 for the bathroom as there was no place to put our bathroom accessories. I bought a small personal fan for $4 from the flea market to blow on us at night for air circulation. So, as you see, you have to adaptable.:wah:

The motel does not presently offer horse back rides, just reasonable pricing on their accomodations.

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:38 am

Some wild turkey and elk I captured.......with my camera that is. :wah:

And another awsome mountain view.

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:28 pm

Another mountain view and an old forest ranger school and quarters in NC:

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kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:43 am

wonderful pics AFTR... thank you for going to the bother of putting them up here

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 2:41 pm

Hey, Kaz! Thanks for visiting.

Next pics are of Looking Glass Falls, and Sliding Rock, and my view of the road ahead.

Hubby and I had to climb over a barrier to see the Sliding Rock, as it was closed for the season. :sneaky::wah: After we visited these places, we did get lost for awhile. No signs on the mountain road for miles. We finally stopped at a the first station we came to and got directions to civilization. Hee hee!

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kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:06 am

wow that middle one looks dangerous

we have been out driving around some lovely countryside today,,, didnt take any pics though:wah:

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:14 pm

While we were in Pigeon Forge, TN, Hubby and I visited the Titanic Museum. No one is allowed to take pictures inside. It was an awesome experience.

Pigeon Forge Tennessee Attractions, Visit Titanic Museum for your Tennesse Vacation!

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:16 pm

On the way back from the mountains, Hubby and I stopped for the first time and visited this wonderful museum. We had passed by it several times. We thought it was a Bubble Gum factory. :wah:

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 4:32 pm

Here are some more of my photos from the same place:

What do you think about these small vehicles?

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kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 3:49 am

I love the little cars! they are wonderful:driving:;)

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 4:46 am

What a lovely lot of pics !!! Thank you, AFTR for sharing them all with us. You have some lovely countryside around to travel through, and I love those 'mini' cars, and I recognised the Heinkel Bubble Car. But I did not see any Reliant Rialto three-wheelers, like the one my hubby owns ! :-1

:-6:-6 :wah:

This pic is actually my hubby's Reliant Rialto, but it is only pretending to be hooked up to our 4 berth touring caravan ! :yh_rotfl

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 2:35 pm

along-for-the-ride;1343211 wrote: While we were in Pigeon Forge, TN, Hubby and I visited the Titanic Museum. No one is allowed to take pictures inside. It was an awesome experience.

Pigeon Forge Tennessee Attractions, Visit Titanic Museum for your Tennesse Vacation!

Here's a photo I took of the museum:

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Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 2:55 pm

Oh Diana,

Your pictures of the Smokey Mountains are gorgeous. I especially love the wee cars and the Titanic Museum. I love everything about the Titanic plus the movie:-4

Thank you for posting your wonderful pictures...happy you had a great time.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 4:56 am

I am so glad to see some of my FG buddies come for a visit.

This is my horoscope for today:

November 14, 2010

Leo (7/23-8/22)

There's a mountain in your path -- it could be a bad habit, a challenging situation, or even a difficult person. But one thing is for sure: Whatever is blocking your progress right now cannot be ignored. Your first instinct may be to attack it head on, baring your teeth and using every ounce of your bravado to intimidate. This is not the best route. Instead, a quiet, constant attack is the best way to go. Just keep chipping away and this mountain will eventually crumble.

:wah: For the "mountains" in our lives...especially bad habits or challenging situations.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:36 pm

Yesterday, we headed south to visit the Okefenokee swamp. The water level is low, so there were no boat rides. We did ride a train around the swamp and watched a demonstration of some snakes and small gators. Beautiful weather. We had a good time.

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kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:10 am

along-for-the-ride;1343950 wrote: Yesterday, we headed south to visit the Okefenokee swamp. The water level is low, so there were no boat rides. We did ride a train around the swamp and watched a demonstration of some snakes and small gators. Beautiful weather. We had a good time.

wow,, i have saved that 4ht pic and have it as my desktop pic now:D

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:12 pm

kazalala;1344039 wrote: wow,, i have saved that 4ht pic and have it as my desktop pic now:D

I am glad I captured that scene with my camera. It was beautiful to me.

“A town is saved, not more by the righteous men in it than by the woods and swamps that surround it

Henry David Thoreau quotes (American Essayist, Poet and Philosopher, 1817-1862)

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:02 pm

God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.

Izaak Walton

He enjoys much who is thankful for little.

Thomas Secker

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 5:07 pm

Just because I can..........

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:47 am

I know the month of November is over halfway over, but below is a site with information about this month:

November Calendar / Events , Daily Celebrations, Holiday Observances

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:34 pm

Relax...and count your blessings.........

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:39 pm

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Audrey Hepburn

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.

Saint Augustine

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:42 pm